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Ragtime (1981)
Blu-ray (2 discs
)
Digital ✓
Genre: Drama
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards:
8 Nominations
Synopsis
Every era of change brings both promise and injustice, and how people respond to both shapes the country that follows. Milos Forman's "Ragtime," adapted from E.L. Doctorow's best-selling novel, weaves together the lives of a well-to-do New Rochelle family and the headline-grabbing scandals of turn-of-the-century America, from the murder of architect Stanford White to the notoriety of showgirl Evelyn Nesbit (Elizabeth McGovern). At its heart is Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), a proud Black ragtime pianist whose demand for justice after racist firemen vandalize his prized Model T sets off a dramatic standoff. Mary Steenburgen, Mandy Patinkin and Brad Dourif co-star, and James Cagney makes his final screen appearance as New York's police commissioner. With a lovely score by Randy Newman, it earned eight Oscar nominations.
Cast
Moses Gunn
Elizabeth McGovern
Brad Dourif
James Olson
Mary Steenburgen
Samuel L. Jackson
Robert Joy
Jeff Daniels
Jeffrey DeMunn
Fran Drescher
Mandy Patinkin
Pat O'Brien
Donald O'Connor
James Cagney
Kenneth McMillan
Howard E. Rollins Jr.
Debbie Allen
Norman Mailer
Bruce Boa
Hoolihand Burke
Norman Chancer
Edwin Cooper
Director
Milos Forman
Awards & Nominations
- Oscar Nominee: Best Actor In A Supporting Role
- Oscar Nominee: Best Actress In A Supporting Role
- Oscar Nominee: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
- Oscar Nominee: Best Costume Design
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Music Score
- Oscar Nominee: Best Music, Original Song
- Oscar Nominee: Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium
Keywords
Drama
Technical Specifications
Audio Languages
English
Subtitle Languages
English
Special Features
- Audio commentary
- Deleted/extended scenes
- Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
- Trailers/TV spots
- Ragtime Revisited: A Conversation with Larry Karaszewski and Screenwriter Michael Weller on Ragtime
- Commentary by Director Milos Forman and Executive Producer Michael Hausman
- Rembering Ragtime
- Never-Before-Released Director's Cut Workprint of the Film